Lego at Cambridge is much more than child’s play
Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education
Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education
And Lord of the Rings is about being a PhD student, explains Jeremy Singer
Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal
Is the biomedical research facility dubbed ‘Sir Paul’s cathedral’ built on sound foundations?
Andrew Palmer on using the thinktank approach to solve problems that conventional research could take years to answer
From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
Philip Moriarty stands up for the much-maligned presentation tool
An open letter sounding the alarm hit a nerve among academics – it’s time for managers to listen, argues Karín Lesnik-Oberstein.
Building an academic career is hard, but high initial hurdles and a lack of clear progression paths make it unnecessarily daunting
Scholars imagine a government formed of academics
Early career scholars will help themselves as well as others by assessing papers, abstracts, grant proposals and book chapters. Plus the latest higher education appointments
Five contributors recall friendships and encounters with preeminent scientists, writers and philosophers
You report that a black philosopher claims that he was rejected for a full-time job because his proposed black studies course was too challenging to white-dominated academia (“New MA ‘too critical of...
Benjamin Poore calls on universities to reject plans likely to make hourly paid lecturers’ lot poorer and more precarious